Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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potatoe varieties for growing in tyre stacks

I`m interested in space savng growing ideas aand have tried earthing u potatoes to encourage multiple layered tuber gro...
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posted by rick.x3vu4
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Mildew on indoor tomato

I had some tomatos that volunteered and wound up in a 10 gallon plastic container, half buried in the garden. At the si...
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posted by dmitton
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by dmitton

Peppers identification

Hi ! I'm looking for a book and/or a website so that I can identify some chile peppers. I need pictures of the peppers,...
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posted by worldofnews
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by worldofnews

Thai Eggplant

Has anyone had any/good luck growing Thai eggplant?
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Pachera / tropical chestnut.

I have a 4 year old tree that has been flowering all this month, but they don't seem to be pollinating. Is it possible t...
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posted by pablo
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by pablo

Rye or Ryegrass for Winter Green Mulch?

I've read that Rye is good for a winter green mulch. I went to the local Orchard Supply Hardware, and Home Depot. All t...
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posted by cate3
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by cate3

Preparations for next season

Once the fifty miles-per-hour winds die down I plan to clear out the garden and give the dog more of the backyard. Any s...
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posted by ecummings
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by ecummings

Wait till next year

I moved into a much larger house on a much smaller yard. I went from a garden that was pushing 1000 sq ft to a yard tha...
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posted by ReturnAddy
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by ReturnAddy

Will my snow peas produce?

Well here in Missouri Zone 5b/6, we have already had a couple medium frosts. Tonight it is going down to 27 but then th...
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posted by phaedrine_stonebridge
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by phaedrine_stonebridge

Composting milestone

Hi, As of this month I've been composting kitchen scraps and brown paper products for roughly 4 years. At an average of...
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posted by sfrom
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by sfrom

Tomatoes - to plastic or not to plastic?

Has anyone ever tried those mail-order plastics used to cover the ground around tomato plants? These materials are used...
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posted by jensncrew
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by jensncrew

First Frost

Our first frost is predicted for tonight. And yes, I know how nice it is to be able to say that in mid-November. BUT I'...
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posted by prudd
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by prudd

Store bought vegetables

I have already resigned myself to eating the cardboard tasting tomatoes in my local produce stores, but now I am findin...
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posted by sherwindu
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by sherwindu

can deer manure be composted?

a friend has a pear tree where the deer congregate and naturally, do their business while they munch on the pears. he w...
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posted by mbeaucha
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by mbeaucha